TY - BOOK AU - Smith, Mary Jane AU - Liehr, Patricia R. TI - Middle range theory for nursing SN - 0826119166 U1 - WY 86 PY - 2008/// CY - New York PB - Springer Pub. KW - Nursing-Philosophy KW - Nursing models KW - Information science KW - Nursing Theory KW - Nursing Research KW - Nursing N1 - 9780826119162 (alk. paper); CIP record. Publication date: 07 08; Disciplinary perspectives linked to middle range theory; Marlaine C. Smith -- Understanding middle range theories by moving up and down the ladder of abstraction; Mary Jane Smith and Patricia Liehr -- Building structures for research; Patricia Liehr and Mary Jane Smith -- Theories of uncertainty in illness; Merle H. Mishel and Margaret F. Clayton -- The theory of meaning; Patricia L. Starck -- The theory of self-transcendence; Pamela G. Reed -- The theory of community empowerment; Cynthia Armstrong Persily and Eugenie Hildebrandt -- The theory of symptom management; Janice Humphreys ... [et al.] -- The theory of unpleasant symptoms -- The theory of self-efficacy; Barbara Resnick -- Story theory; Patricia Liehr and Mary Jane Smith -- The theory of family stress and adaptation; Geri LoBiondo-Wood -- The theory of cultural marginality; Heeseung Choi -- The theory of caregiving dynamics; Loretta Williams -- The theory of moral reckoning; Alvita Nathaniel -- Evaluation of middle range theories for the discipline of nursing; Marlaine C. Smith; Includes bibliographical references and index ER -